It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26472. | Krazy (tilatik) | 70.97 | 94% | 2021-07-28 |
| 26473. | Vo Danh (training4069) | 70.97 | 90% | 2012-05-10 |
| 26474. | Sledge (sledge_hammer) | 70.97 | — | 2011-04-21 |
| 26475. | Aram (arejm7) | 70.97 | 94% | 2016-08-28 |
| 26476. | Lo (sloughpoke) | 70.96 | 95.7% | 2024-02-08 |
| 26477. | tareq (tareqbtw) | 70.96 | 95% | 2025-12-02 |
| 26478. | Cataclysm (_cataclysm_) | 70.96 | 98% | 2025-08-11 |
| 26479. | Bharat (bharat_coder) | 70.96 | 98.1% | 2025-02-26 |
| 26480. | MattMurdock (___daredevil___) | 70.96 | 95% | 2025-03-21 |
| 26481. | Steven (smfoote) | 70.96 | 94% | 2015-01-24 |
| 26482. | Harsh Jain (yourharshu) | 70.96 | 96.8% | 2023-12-27 |
| 26483. | sonicboom (sonicboomie) | 70.96 | 100% | 2025-07-28 |
| 26484. | pikachu (pikachu_2001) | 70.96 | 96% | 2025-01-27 |
| 26485. | D4Backdoor (keskin) | 70.96 | 97% | 2023-01-08 |
| 26486. | kikiki (kiki02613) | 70.96 | 97% | 2020-10-08 |
| 26487. | Casey (thefearedturtle) | 70.96 | 90% | 2014-04-23 |
| 26488. | Jimmy Bill Bob (blablablacl... | 70.95 | 98% | 2024-06-13 |
| 26489. | luiza (luu_06) | 70.95 | 96.7% | 2025-01-30 |
| 26490. | unknown_user (unknown_user_23) | 70.95 | 97.3% | 2025-01-08 |
| 26491. | Rajdeep Singh (clashingdroke) | 70.95 | 95.5% | 2024-10-20 |
| 26492. | Richwan Gharti Chhetri (ric... | 70.95 | 98% | 2025-08-29 |
| 26493. | Charles (czhu7) | 70.95 | 96% | 2024-05-10 |
| 26494. | Gecko (gecko125) | 70.95 | 98% | 2024-06-06 |
| 26495. | Federico (forty6andtwo) | 70.95 | 97% | 2022-11-16 |
| 26496. | Rachel (rayray1313) | 70.95 | 97.1% | 2024-04-26 |
| 26497. | tstats[dubsk1s] (dubsk1s) | 70.95 | 96% | 2025-09-21 |
| 26498. | Jason (moisten8286) | 70.95 | 96.2% | 2024-03-24 |
| 26499. | Nam (namle123) | 70.95 | 98% | 2023-05-02 |
| 26500. | Rhys (hondafit) | 70.95 | 96% | 2019-12-16 |
| 26501. | sbeven (zivaxius) | 70.95 | 94% | 2021-03-24 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |